Films
Read about the filmsFind a film by title, director, mood or the time you have.
Maybe the funniest film ever made. Still is.
A boy slips through the cracks. Tender, true.
A murder trial becomes a contest over which version of motive, memory, and respectability a jury will accept.
A young soldier receives a short leave to visit his mother, but the journey home fills with people whose wartime needs consume his limited time.
A brief affair in Hiroshima opens a difficult passage between public catastrophe and private memory.
Four geologists searching for diamonds find themselves stranded in the Siberian wilderness.
A solitary young man treats theft as proof that ordinary rules do not apply to him.
In the final days of the Second World War, teenage boys are ordered to defend a bridge that the retreating army no longer considers important.
Still deciding? Ask Momo.
Read a film closely
Character companions, film comparisons and a closer look at particular scenes.
- Seven Samurai
Who are the seven samurai?
Names, actors and roles to keep the seven apart.
- The Wages of Fear
The original, Sorcerer, or the remake?
Three films compared before you choose.
- Breathless
What disappears in a jump cut?
A diagram of the time Godard leaves out.
- Wild Strawberries
What do the dreams mean?
Trace the clocks, mirror and final scene.
After watching · Spoilers - Persona
Why hear the same speech twice?
Follow who speaks and whose face fills the frame.
After watching · Spoilers - Bicycle Thieves
What happens at the end?
The final encounter, seen through father and son.
After watching · Spoilers